Southern Football League Tables
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Southern Football League Premier Division 1982/83
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | AP Leamington | 38 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 78 | 50 | +28 | 79 | Champions |
| 2nd | Kidderminster Harriers | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 69 | 40 | +29 | 76 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Welling United | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 63 | 40 | +23 | 69 | - |
| 4th | Chelmsford City | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 59 | - |
| 5th | Bedworth United | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 59 | - |
| 6th | Dartford | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 56 | - |
| 7th | Gosport Borough | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 55 | - |
| 8th | Fareham Town | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 73 | 82 | -9 | 55 | - |
| 9th | Dorchester Town | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 54 | - |
| 10th | Gravesend & Northfleet | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 50 | -1 | 54 | - |
| 11th | Gloucester City | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 61 | 57 | +4 | 51 | - |
| 12th | Witney Town | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 60 | 48 | +12 | 47* | * -2 Points |
| 13th | Alvechurch | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 60 | 66 | -6 | 47 | - |
| 14th | Stourbridge | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 48 | 54 | -6 | 47 | - |
| 15th | Corby Town | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 67 | -9 | 47 | - |
| 16th | Hastings United | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 61 | -13 | 44 | - |
| 17th | Enderby Town | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 44 | 62 | -18 | 42 | ▼Mid Div |
| 18th | Waterlooville | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 62 | 83 | -21 | 39 | ▼South Div |
| 19th | Poole Town | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 73 | -16 | 36 | ▼South Div |
| 20th | Addlestone & Weybridge Town | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 62 | -38 | 25 | ▼South Div |
Southern Football League Midland Division 1982/83
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Cheltenham Town | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 29 | +36 | 71 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Sutton Coldfield Town | 32 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 62 | 24 | +38 | 70 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Forest Green Rovers | 32 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 68 | 32 | +36 | 66 | - |
| 4th | Merthyr Tydfil | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 64 | 45 | +19 | 58 | - |
| 5th | Willenhall Town | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 74 | 49 | +25 | 57 | - |
| 6th | Oldbury United | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 54 | - |
| 7th | Banbury United | 32 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 48 | - |
| 8th | Bridgend Town | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 47 | Resigned |
| 9th | Wellingborough Town | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 46 | - |
| 10th | Bromsgrove Rovers | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 44 | - |
| 11th | Dudley Town | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 45 | -5 | 43 | - |
| 12th | Bridgwater Town | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 43 | -1 | 42 | - |
| 13th | Aylesbury United | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 51 | -14 | 41 | - |
| 14th | Redditch United | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 51 | 73 | -22 | 30 | - |
| 15th | Taunton Town | 32 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 30 | 64 | -34 | 22 | Resigned |
| 16th | Minehead | 32 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 62 | -38 | 22 | Resigned |
| 17th | Milton Keynes City | 32 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 90 | -68 | 4 | - |
Southern Football League Southern Division 1982/83
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Fisher Athletic | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 79 | 34 | +45 | 74 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Folkestone | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 79 | 41 | +38 | 72 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Road-Sea Southampton | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 66 | 30 | +36 | 70 | - |
| 4th | Dunstable | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 62 | - |
| 5th | Hillingdon Borough | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 53 | - |
| 6th | Salisbury | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 52 | - |
| 7th | Crawley Town | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 51 | - |
| 8th | Ashford Town (Kent) | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 49 | - |
| 9th | Tonbridge Angels | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 47 | - |
| 10th | Hounslow | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 46 | 47 | -1 | 45 | - |
| 11th | Canterbury City | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 63 | -11 | 45 | - |
| 12th | Cambridge City | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 56 | 63 | -7 | 41 | - |
| 13th | Dover | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 52 | -17 | 40 | Resigned |
| 14th | Thanet United | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 61 | -31 | 38 | - |
| 15th | Basingstoke Town | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 56 | -19 | 34 | - |
| 16th | Woodford Town | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 57 | -28 | 27 | - |
| 17th | Andover | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 53 | -25 | 26 | - |
| 18th | Erith & Belvedere | 34 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 62 | -36 | 24 | - |
Southern Football League - End of Season Notes
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Teams Leaving the Southern Football League |
| ▲Kidderminster Harriers were Promoted to the Alliance Premier League |
| ▼Dover Resigned from the League and Folded |
| ▼Minegead Resigned from the League and Joined the Western Football League |
| ▼Taunton Town Resigned from the League and Joined the Western Football League |
| ▼Bridgend Town Resigned from the League and Joined the Welsh Football League |
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Teams Joining the Southern Football League |
| ►King's Lynn Transferred from the Northern Premier League |
| ▼Tamworth were Relegated from the Northern Premier League |
| ▲Rushden Town were Promoted from the United Counties League |
| ▲Shepshed Charterhouse were Promoted from the Northern Counties East League |
| ▲Bridgnorth Town Joined from the Midland Football Combination |
| ▲Chatham Town Joined from the Kent Football League |
| ▲Coventry Sporting Joined from the West Midlands (Regional) League |
| ▲Dover Athletic - newly formed club following demise of Dover |
| ▲Moor Green Joined from the Midland Football Combination |
| ▲VS Rugby Joined from the West Midlands (Regional) League |
Team Name Changes
| - Enderby Town changed their name to Leicester United |
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